Samantha Hale's Bio
Samantha Hale is the creator and host of “Horror Nerd,” the monthly horror-themed stand-up comedy show at the Hollywood Improv. Her latest special, Samantha Hale: Horror Nerd will be released in September 2025 by Comedy Dynamics. Samantha has appeared and hosted at comedy clubs nationwide as well as at more unusual locations such as Midsummer Scream and other horror conventions, San Diego and Los Angeles Comic Cons, and Missing at the Mortuary, a funeral home-turned-event space that is the subject of HBO’s docuseries The Mortician. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Samantha is following in the comedic footsteps of her grandfather, Alan Hale, Jr., best known as The Skipper from Gilligan’s Island, and her great-grandfather, Alan Hale, Sr., who played opposite Errol Flynn in classic Hollywood swashbuckler films.
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